Epiphanes

... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia ANTIOCHUS IV; ANTIOCHUS EPIPHANES. (Epiphanes... ANTIOCHIANS. JE Harry. EPIPHANES. e-pif'-a-nez. See ANTIOCHUS IV. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/epiphanes.htm - 8k

Nicanor (1 Occurrence)

... ni'-ka-nor (Nikanor): The son of Patroclus and one of the king's "chief friends" (2 Maccabees 8:9), a Syrian general under Antiochus Epiphanes and Demetrius ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nicanor.htm - 14k

Desolation (131 Occurrences)

... This was the situation when Antiochus Epiphanes set out to suppress the last vestige of the Jewish cult by the application of brute force. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/desolation.htm - 46k

Naomi (25 Occurrences)

... In 2 Maccabees 1:13;, a fictitious account is given of the death of Antiochus Epiphanes, in a temple of Nanaea in Persia, by the treachery of Nanaea's priests. ... biblethesaurus.org/n/naomi.htm - 17k

Nanaea

... In 2 Maccabees 1:13;, a fictitious account is given of the death of Antiochus Epiphanes, in a temple of Nanaea in Persia, by the treachery of Nanaea's priests. ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nanaea.htm - 8k

Maccabaeus

... Makkabaioi): I. PALESTINE UNDER KINGS OF SYRIA 1. Rivalry of Syria and Egypt 2. Palestine Seized by Antiochus the Great 3. Accession of Antiochus Epiphanes II. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/maccabaeus.htm - 17k

Antiochus

... (2.) Antiochus IV., surnamed "Epiphanes" ie, the Illustrious, succeeded his brother Seleucus (BC 175). ... JE Harry. ANTIOCHUS IV; ANTIOCHUS EPIPHANES. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/antiochus.htm - 17k

Ptolemy

... of Philopator. He was most probably the oppressor of 3 Macc. (5) Ptolemy V, surnamed Epiphanes (Epiphanes, "Illustrious"). He was ... biblethesaurus.org/p/ptolemy.htm - 17k

Apollonius

... But on the accession of Antiochus Epiphanes, Apollonius, in some way becoming obnoxious to the new king, left Syria and retired to Miletus. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/apollonius.htm - 8k

Abomination (78 Occurrences)

... prophecies which is generally interpreted as referring to the fearful calamities that were to fall on the Jews in the time of Antiochus Epiphanes, says, "And ... biblethesaurus.org/a/abomination.htm - 55k

Notable (7 Occurrences)

... horns)"; of gnostos, "known" "knowledge" (Acts 4:16); of episemos, "noted," "notable" (Matthew 27:16; in Romans 16:7 "of note" of epiphanes, "very manifest ... biblethesaurus.org/n/notable.htm - 10k

Onias

... (2) Onias III, son of Simon II (Josephus, Ant, XII, iv, 10), whom he succeeded, and a contemporary of Seleucus IV and Antiochus Epiphanes (2 Maccabees 3:1; 4:7 ... biblethesaurus.org/o/onias.htm - 10k

Eupator

... u'-pa-tor (Eupator, "of noble father"): The name given to Antiochus V who had succeeded his father Antiochus IV (Epiphanes), 164 BC, while still a child under ... biblethesaurus.org/e/eupator.htm - 7k

Dedication (16 Occurrences)

... It was instituted BC 164 to commemorate the purging of the temple after its pollution by Antiochus Epiphanes (BC 167), and the rebuilding of the altar after ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dedication.htm - 15k

Menelaus

... He was entrusted by Jason (171 BC), who had supplanted Onias, with contributions to the king of Syria, Antiochus Epiphanes, and by outbidding Jason in presents ... biblethesaurus.org/m/menelaus.htm - 9k

Balas

... He was a youth of mean origin, but he was put forth by the enemies of Demetrius as being Alexander, the son and heir of Antiochus Epiphanes. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/balas.htm - 7k

Altar (343 Occurrences)

... formerly stood. (Comp. 1 Macc. 4:47.) When Antiochus Epiphanes pillaged Jerusalem the altar of burnt offering was taken away. Again the ... biblethesaurus.org/a/altar.htm - 78k

Demetrius (3 Occurrences)

... He was detained also during the reign of his uncle, ANTIOCHUS EPIPHANES (which see) from 175 to 164 BC; but when Antiochus died Demetrius, who was now a young ... biblethesaurus.org/d/demetrius.htm - 17k

Bacchus

... When Antiochus Epiphanes made his assault upon Jerusalem in the year 168 BC, he determined to extirpate the worship of Yahweh, which he recognized as the ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bacchus.htm - 12k

Apocalyptic

... The distinct favor that Antiochus the Great showed to the Greeks and to those barbarians who Hellenized, became with his son Antiochus Epiphanes a direct ... biblethesaurus.org/a/apocalyptic.htm - 42k

Literature (2 Occurrences)

... The distinct favor that Antiochus the Great showed to the Greeks and to those barbarians who Hellenized, became with his son Antiochus Epiphanes a direct ... biblethesaurus.org/l/literature.htm - 82k

Maccabees

... It was the name given to the leaders of the national party among the Jews who suffered in the persecution under Antiochus Epiphanes, who succeeded to the ... biblethesaurus.org/m/maccabees.htm - 52k

Alexander (5 Occurrences)

... He was a youth of mean origin, but he was put forth by the enemies of Demetrius as being Alexander, the son and heir of Antiochus Epiphanes. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/alexander.htm - 32k

Testaments

... But he wreaked his vengeance on the Jews, for opposing his plan, by a cruel persecution. He was succeeded by his son Ptolemy Epiphanes, a child of 5 years. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/testaments.htm - 35k

Between (2624 Occurrences)

... But he wreaked his vengeance on the Jews, for opposing his plan, by a cruel persecution. He was succeeded by his son Ptolemy Epiphanes, a child of 5 years. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/between.htm - 36k

Tarsus (5 Occurrences)

... The outcome was the reorganization of Tarsus as an autonomous city with a coinage of its own, which took place under Antiochus IV Epiphanes (175-164), probably ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tarsus.htm - 30k

Pharisees (86 Occurrences)

... They were probably the successors of the Assideans (ie, the "pious"), a party that originated in the time of Antiochus Epiphanes in revolt against his ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pharisees.htm - 66k

Zeus (3 Occurrences)

... and American) and the King James Version Jupiter): The supreme god of Hellenic theology, "king of gods and of men." In 168 BC Antiochus Epiphanes, "who on ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zeus.htm - 8k

Olympius

... Antiochus Epiphanes, "who on God's altars dansed," insulted the Jewish religion by dedicating the temple of Jerusalem to Jupiter Olympius, 168 BC (2 Maccabees 6 ... biblethesaurus.org/o/olympius.htm - 6k

Jupiter (3 Occurrences)

... On the other hand, the Zeus of 2 Maccabees 6:2 is the genuine Greek deity, who had been adopted as a special patron by Antiochus Epiphanes and to whose temple ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jupiter.htm - 10k

Jason (5 Occurrences)

... The change of name from Jesus (Josephus, Ant, XII, v) was part of the Hellenizing policy favored by Antiochus Epiphanes from whom he purchased the high ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jason.htm - 12k

Lysimachus

... Menelaus, a Greek name said by Josephus (Ant., XII, v, 1) to have been assumed by Onias, the high priest in the hellenizing days of Antiochus Epiphanes, as the ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lysimachus.htm - 7k

Lysias (3 Occurrences)

... lis'-i-as (Lusias): (1) "A noble man, and one of the blood royal" whom Antiochus Epiphanes (circa 166 BC) left with the government of Southern Syria and the ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lysias.htm - 12k

Gorgias

... gor'-ji-as (Gorgias): A general in the service of Antiochus Epiphanes (1 Maccabees 3:38; 2 Maccabees 8:9). Lysias, who had been left as regent during the ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gorgias.htm - 7k

Weeks (17 Occurrences)

... age, and does not here contain genuine prediction, is under the necessity of making the 490 years terminate with the reign of Antiochus Epiphanes (171-164 BC ... biblethesaurus.org/w/weeks.htm - 16k

Ivory (13 Occurrences)

... Great, "having an hundred and twenty elephants," by Scipio Africanus in 190 BC 1 Maccabees 1:17 speaks of the invasion of Egypt by Antiochus Epiphanes with an ... biblethesaurus.org/i/ivory.htm - 17k

Ivy

... The only mention of the word in all the sacred writings is in 2 Maccabees 6:7 in connection with the oppression of the Jews by Antiochus Epiphanes: "On the day ... biblethesaurus.org/i/ivy.htm - 7k

Festivals (17 Occurrences)

... This feast was appointed by Judas Maccabaeus in commemoration of the purification of the temple after it had been polluted by Antiochus Epiphanes. ... biblethesaurus.org/f/festivals.htm - 15k

Foreskin (12 Occurrences)

... 34:14), so that we see the uncircumcised despised and scorned (1 Samuel 17:26), and in the time of oppression under King Antiochus Epiphanes many Israelites ... biblethesaurus.org/f/foreskin.htm - 14k

Feast (209 Occurrences)

... in commemoration of the cleansing of the temple and dedication of the altar by Judas Maccabeus after their desecration by Antiochus Epiphanes (1 Maccabees 4:56 ... biblethesaurus.org/f/feast.htm - 47k

Epileptics (1 Occurrence)

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Epiphi

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Discus

... It was introduced into Jerusalem by Jason the high priest in the time of Antiochus Epiphanes, 175-164 BC, in the Palaestra he had formed there in imitation of ... biblethesaurus.org/d/discus.htm - 7k

Dionysus

... Nicanor (2 Maccabees 14:33) and Antiochus Epiphanes (2 Maccabees 6:7) thought that the cult of Dionysus would not be objectionable to the Jews. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dionysus.htm - 9k

Manius

... Perhaps Manius Sergius is intended, who with C. Sulpicius was sent to investigate the state of Greece and to see what Antiochus Epiphanes and Eumanes were ... biblethesaurus.org/m/manius.htm - 8k

Menestheus

... me-nes'-thus, me-nes'-the-us (Menestheus Codex Alexandrinus, Menestheseos): The father of Apollonius, a general of Epiphanes (2 Maccabees 4:21 and in 2 ... biblethesaurus.org/m/menestheus.htm - 6k

Mallus

... Mallos; the King James Version, Mallos): A city in Cilicia, the inhabitants of which along with those of Tarsus, revolted from Antiochus Epiphanes in protest ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mallus.htm - 7k

Macron

... ma'-kron (Makron>): Ptolemy Macron who had been appointed by Ptolemy Philmetor VI governor of Cyprus and deserted to Antiochus Epiphanes, king of Syria (2 ... biblethesaurus.org/m/macron.htm - 7k

Modin

... of Joarib, retired when he had seen with a burning heart "the blasphemies that were committed in Judah and in Jerus" under the orders of Antiochus Epiphanes. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/modin.htm - 10k

Mauzzim

... The context of the passage seems clearly to make the words refer to Antiochus Epiphanes, and on this account some have thought that the god Mars-whose figure ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mauzzim.htm - 7k

Persepolis

... Antioehus Epiphanes (166 BC) tried but failed to plunder the temple (of Anaitis, Anihita?) there (2 Maccabees 9:2; perhaps this is the incident referred to in ... biblethesaurus.org/p/persepolis.htm - 7k

Philip (37 Occurrences)

... (2) A Phrygian left by Antiochus Epiphanes as governor at Jerusalem (circa 170 BC) and described in 2 Maccabees 5:22 as "more barbarous" than Antiochus himself ... biblethesaurus.org/p/philip.htm - 32k

Bacchides

... bak-i-dez: Bakchides: Bacchides, ruler over Mesopotamia and a faithful friend of both Antiochus Epiphanes and Demetrius Soter, established at the request of ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bacchides.htm - 7k

Bathing (9 Occurrences)

... But when Greek culture invaded Palestine under Antiochus Epiphanes (circa 168 BC), it brought Greek ideas and Greek bathing establishments with it; and under ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bathing.htm - 15k

Claudius (3 Occurrences)

... a real and corporeal god, had deeply offended the Jews by ordering a statue of himself to be placed in the temple of Jerusalem, as Antiochus Epiphanes had done ... biblethesaurus.org/c/claudius.htm - 15k

Callisthenes

... An officer of Nicanor who was charged with the burning of the sacred portals of the temple at the time of the desecration under Antiochus Epiphanes (168 BC). ... biblethesaurus.org/c/callisthenes.htm - 6k

Crates

... of the Cyprians, left as deputy of Sostratus when the latter, who was governor of Jerusalem, was summoned to Antioch by Antiochus Epiphanes, in consequence of ... biblethesaurus.org/c/crates.htm - 6k

Cleopatra

... 95 BC The name Cleopatra was borne by many Egyptian princesses, the first of whom was daughter of Antiochus III and was married to Ptolemy V (Epiphanes) 193 BC ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cleopatra.htm - 8k

Antiochians

... an-ti-o'-ki-ans (Antiocheis, peculiar to the Apocrypha, 2 Maccabees 4:9, 19): Antiochus Epiphanes was on the throne of Syria from 175 to 164 BC His determined ... biblethesaurus.org/a/antiochians.htm - 10k

Aretas (1 Occurrence)

... Here it refers to an Arabian king, who was a contemporary of Antiochus Epiphanes (circa 170 BC), before whom Jason the high priest was accused. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/aretas.htm - 11k

Andronicus (1 Occurrence)

... an-dro-ni'-kus (Andronikos): (1) A deputy of Antiochus Epiphanes, who, while ruling at Antioch, excited the Jews by the murder of Onias, and, upon their formal ... biblethesaurus.org/a/andronicus.htm - 8k

Antichrist (4 Occurrences)

... Similar but yet differing in many points is the description of Antiochus Epiphanes in Daniel 8:9-12, 23-25. II. In the New Testament. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/antichrist.htm - 26k

Antioch (21 Occurrences)

... city was enlarged and embellished by successive kings of the Seleucid Dynasty, notably by Seleucus Callinicus (246-226 BC), and Antiochus Epiphanes (175-164 BC ... biblethesaurus.org/a/antioch.htm - 27k

Asmoneans

... 1. The Asmonean Revolt: Antiochus Epiphanes returned in 169 BC from the Egyptian wars, the fruits of which had been wrested from him by the Roman power, which ... biblethesaurus.org/a/asmoneans.htm - 27k

Antiochis

... ANTIOCHIS. an-ti'-o-kis (Antiochis): A concubine of Antiochus Epiphanes who had presented her with the two Cilician cities, Tarsus and Mallus. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/antiochis.htm - 6k

Arsaces

... 3, and in 15:22 in connection with the history of Demetrius, one of the Greek, or Seleucid, kings of Syria, and successor to Antiochus Epiphanes, the oppressor ... biblethesaurus.org/a/arsaces.htm - 8k

Seron

... SERON. se'-ron (Seron): "The commander of the host of Syria" of Antiochus Epiphanes, who was defeated at Beth-horon by Judas in 166 BC (1 Maccabees 3:13;). ... biblethesaurus.org/s/seron.htm - 6k

Sostratus

... SOSTRATUS. sos'-tra-tus (Sostratos, in Codex Venetus Sos-): "The governor of the citadel" of Jerusalem under Antiochus IV (Epiphanes). ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sostratus.htm - 7k

Scourging (5 Occurrences)

... The Syrians reintroduced true scourging into Jewish life, when Antiochus Epiphanes forced them by means of it to eat swine's flesh (2 Maccabees 6:30; 7:1 ... biblethesaurus.org/s/scourging.htm - 12k

Scourge (24 Occurrences)

... The Syrians reintroduced true scourging into Jewish life, when Antiochus Epiphanes forced them by means of it to eat swine's flesh (2 Maccabees 6:30; 7:1 ... biblethesaurus.org/s/scourge.htm - 17k

Sick (117 Occurrences)

... Hezekiah and Job suffered from sore boils, Jehoram from some severe dysenteric attack (2 Chronicles 21:19), as did Antiochus Epiphanes (2 Maccabees 9:5 ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sick.htm - 44k

Syria (73 Occurrences)

... city was enlarged and embellished by successive kings of the Seleucid Dynasty, notably by Seleucus Callinicus (246-226 BC), and Antiochus Epiphanes (175-164 BC ... biblethesaurus.org/s/syria.htm - 60k

Flavius

... Jewish War, written before 79; we have the Greek translation of this history by the author; there are 7 books: I, the period from Antiochus Epiphanes (175 BC ... biblethesaurus.org/f/flavius.htm - 13k

Josephus

... Jewish War, written before 79; we have the Greek translation of this history by the author; there are 7 books: I, the period from Antiochus Epiphanes (175 BC ... biblethesaurus.org/j/josephus.htm - 13k

Sickness (40 Occurrences)

... Hezekiah and Job suffered from sore boils, Jehoram from some severe dysenteric attack (2 Chronicles 21:19), as did Antiochus Epiphanes (2 Maccabees 9:5 ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sickness.htm - 29k

Heliodorus

... he-li-o-do'-rus (Heliodoros): Treasurer of the Syrian king Seleucus IV, Philopator (187-175 BC), the immediate predecessor of Antiochus Epiphanes who carried ... biblethesaurus.org/h/heliodorus.htm - 8k

Titus (15 Occurrences)

... Perhaps Manius Sergius is intended, who with C. Sulpicius was sent to investigate the state of Greece and to see what Antiochus Epiphanes and Eumanes were ... biblethesaurus.org/t/titus.htm - 29k

Seventy (97 Occurrences)

... age, and does not here contain genuine prediction, is under the necessity of making the 490 years terminate with the reign of Antiochus Epiphanes (171-164 BC ... biblethesaurus.org/s/seventy.htm - 47k

Gerizim (4 Occurrences)

... Gerizim" (Ant., XI, viii, 6). Andronicus, appointed governor of Gerizim by Antiochus Epiphanes, is mentioned in 2 Maccabees 5:23 (the King James Version ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gerizim.htm - 14k

Athens (5 Occurrences)

... Attalus I of Perg amum endowed the Academy, Eumenes added a splendid Stoa to theater and Antiochus Epiphanes began the Olympeium (15 columns of which are still ... biblethesaurus.org/a/athens.htm - 15k